Staten Island Advance Notebooktag:blog.silive.com,2015:/sinotebook/21902013-01-23T15:15:10ZStaten Island Advance newsroom on local news and eventsMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceThe strength of our convictions: Why America must not fear bringing the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks to justicetag:blog.silive.com,2009:/sinotebook//2190.39502032009-11-18T18:09:17Z2010-08-27T18:30:27ZAssociated Press/Dan LohTHE CRIME: The Statue of Liberty is silhouetted against smoke and dust from the destruction of the World Trade Center towers. The fires burned for 100 days. The attacks there, and at the Pentagon and aboard the four...Michael W. Dominowski/Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/mdominow/index.html
Associated Press/Dan LohTHE CRIME: The Statue of Liberty is silhouetted against smoke and dust from the destruction of the World Trade Center towers. The fires burned for 100 days. The attacks there, and at the Pentagon and aboard the four...
The Disney-"Les Miserables" connectionstag:blog.silive.com,2011:/sinotebook//2190.7413355.201112140828252011-12-14T13:28:20Z2011-12-14T13:28:25ZFor decades, PBS has been one of the best things about television, bringing quality programming to a medium that’s all-too-often devoid of it. Most of us were first exposed to PBS years ago thanks to Jim Henson’s "Sesame Street." The...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
For decades, PBS has been one of the best things about television, bringing quality programming to a medium that’s all-too-often devoid of it. Most of us were first exposed to PBS years ago thanks to Jim Henson’s "Sesame Street." The...
Disneyland: 55 and still a major forcetag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.45799562010-06-09T11:06:16Z2010-06-09T11:50:38Z DisneylandThe entrance to Disneyland ... the Happiest Place on Earth.Disneyland — The Happiest Place on Earth — turns 55 this summer. Clearly, Walt Disney’s dream of creating a family park where parents and children could have fun together is...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
DisneylandThe entrance to Disneyland ... the Happiest Place on Earth.Disneyland — The Happiest Place on Earth — turns 55 this summer. Clearly, Walt Disney’s dream of creating a family park where parents and children could have fun together is...
Disney Store transformation set to debuttag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.45796922010-06-02T14:24:11Z2010-06-02T15:03:31Z Business WireThe new Disney Stores will be divided into "neighborhoods." Here, the princess neighborhood is pictured.There will be a winding path — much like a yellow brick road — made out of wood, leading you into a new world...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Business WireThe new Disney Stores will be divided into "neighborhoods." Here, the princess neighborhood is pictured.There will be a winding path — much like a yellow brick road — made out of wood, leading you into a new world...
Prince Charming finally gets his propstag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.46049712010-05-28T14:10:41Z2010-05-28T14:19:15Z Walt Disney WorldActress Julie Andrews rides the ride formerly known as Cinderella's Golden Carrousel in the Magic Kingdom.What’s in a name? Apparently, plenty. Even something as innocuous as Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel in the Magic Kingdom is subject to the...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Walt Disney WorldActress Julie Andrews rides the ride formerly known as Cinderella's Golden Carrousel in the Magic Kingdom.What’s in a name? Apparently, plenty. Even something as innocuous as Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel in the Magic Kingdom is subject to the...
New WDW resort hopes to 'draw' gueststag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.45954352010-05-26T12:33:56Z2010-05-26T12:40:06Z Walt Disney CompanyImagineer Joni Van Buren sculpts a model of King Triton. In his final form, King Triton -- of "Little Mermaid" fame -- will be 35 feet tall and tower over guests at Disney Parks' newest resort hotel,...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Walt Disney CompanyImagineer Joni Van Buren sculpts a model of King Triton. In his final form, King Triton -- of "Little Mermaid" fame -- will be 35 feet tall and tower over guests at Disney Parks' newest resort hotel,...
Toy Story Mania: Updated, not outdatedtag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.45845742010-05-23T03:04:42Z2010-05-23T03:17:46Z Janet SchmidtToy Story Midway Mania in Disney's Hollywood Studios will be introducing a new scene, inspired by the June 18 release of "Toy Story 3."Can it be true? Toy Story Mania, the resoundingly popular ride in Disney’s Hollywood Studios...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Janet SchmidtToy Story Midway Mania in Disney's Hollywood Studios will be introducing a new scene, inspired by the June 18 release of "Toy Story 3."Can it be true? Toy Story Mania, the resoundingly popular ride in Disney’s Hollywood Studios...
Star Wars Weekends set to launch todaytag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.45751242010-05-21T12:43:30Z2010-05-21T12:46:33ZYou don’t have to go to a galaxy far, far away to get your Star Wars fix: Simply show up at Disney’s Hollywood Studios every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from today through June 13 and you can immerse yourself in...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
You don’t have to go to a galaxy far, far away to get your Star Wars fix: Simply show up at Disney’s Hollywood Studios every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from today through June 13 and you can immerse yourself in...
"Captain EO" returns to Epcot July 2tag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.45716832010-05-19T18:45:05Z2010-05-19T18:48:39Z Walt Disney CompanyMichael Jackson performs during one of the many spectacular dance numbers in "Captain EO," which returns to Epcot on July 2.We kind of knew this was going to happen. At least, we really hoped it would ......Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Walt Disney CompanyMichael Jackson performs during one of the many spectacular dance numbers in "Captain EO," which returns to Epcot on July 2.We kind of knew this was going to happen. At least, we really hoped it would ......
It's a small world for these Disney fanstag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.45582252010-05-15T20:01:43Z2010-05-19T14:07:49Z Ginny and Hank Osborne, left, of Arllington and Lenny and Colleen Myrhol of Eltingville hold copies of the Advance as they pose for a photo in front of the leaning Tower of Pisa.Lenny and Colleen Myrhol have been making...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Ginny and Hank Osborne, left, of Arllington and Lenny and Colleen Myrhol of Eltingville hold copies of the Advance as they pose for a photo in front of the leaning Tower of Pisa.Lenny and Colleen Myrhol have been making...
Disney Cruise Line: Like a cruiser after one-too-many trips to the buffet, it's expandingtag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.45507752010-05-13T19:09:08Z2010-05-14T00:09:51Z Associated PressWhen the Disney Magic pulled into Tunisia for the first time, it was greeted by marching bands and several camels.These are heady times for the Disney Cruise Line, which began operation in the late 1990s with two beautiful,...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Associated PressWhen the Disney Magic pulled into Tunisia for the first time, it was greeted by marching bands and several camels.These are heady times for the Disney Cruise Line, which began operation in the late 1990s with two beautiful,...
DVC to open Tokyo preview centertag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.45283992010-05-07T15:45:12Z2010-05-07T15:49:25ZWalt Disney CompanyA drawing of the proposed Disney Vacation Club preview center in Tokyo. For decades, Disney theme parks have been a worldwide phenomenon. This year, the Disney Cruise Line is sailing to exotic ports in far-off lands in the...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Walt Disney CompanyA drawing of the proposed Disney Vacation Club preview center in Tokyo. For decades, Disney theme parks have been a worldwide phenomenon. This year, the Disney Cruise Line is sailing to exotic ports in far-off lands in the...
Behind the scenes: A different Disney Worldtag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.44625692010-04-21T17:46:20Z2010-04-21T17:55:52Z Walt Disney WorldSeveral Disney castmembers -- including Mickey Mouse -- walk through the underground Utilidors beneath the Magic Kingdom.Did you ever notice those signs on doors or entranceways in Walt Disney World that say the area is for CASTMEMBERS...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Walt Disney WorldSeveral Disney castmembers -- including Mickey Mouse -- walk through the underground Utilidors beneath the Magic Kingdom.Did you ever notice those signs on doors or entranceways in Walt Disney World that say the area is for CASTMEMBERS...
THE MARTY SKLAR INTERVIEW: Part 4 -- A legend gets a window on Main Street ... and pays tribute to the people who helped along the waytag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.44415382010-04-16T11:14:14Z2010-05-20T18:52:08Z Walt Disney CompanyDisney legends Marty Sklar, left, and John Hench looks over a scale model of Epcot several years before it opened in 1982.When talking to or reading about Disney legends, two things become clear: The tremendous respect they...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Walt Disney CompanyDisney legends Marty Sklar, left, and John Hench looks over a scale model of Epcot several years before it opened in 1982.When talking to or reading about Disney legends, two things become clear: The tremendous respect they...
THE MARTY SKLAR INTERVIEW: Part 3 -- The 'East Coast Disneyland' could have been in New Yorktag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.44259762010-04-14T11:11:47Z2010-04-14T11:51:54Z Walt Disney CompanyX marks the spot -- the spot where Cinderella Castle would be built in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Tromping through the dirt are, from left to right, Marty Sklar, architect Welton Becket and Richard...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Walt Disney CompanyX marks the spot -- the spot where Cinderella Castle would be built in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Tromping through the dirt are, from left to right, Marty Sklar, architect Welton Becket and Richard...
THE MARTY SKLAR INTERVIEW: Part 2 -- Getting the four Fair attractions up to speedtag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.44175302010-04-09T11:23:52Z2010-04-09T11:41:33ZChuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.htmlTHE MARTY SKLAR INTERVIEW: Part 1 -- Disney's participation at the World's Fair was a defining moment in the company's historytag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.44039462010-04-07T12:05:30Z2010-04-07T12:24:29Z Associated PressAn aerial view of the New York World's Fair a few weeks before opening in April of 1964.Marty Sklar is a Disney legend, one of the few remaining castmembers who worked side-by-side with Walt Disney, literally walking in...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Associated PressAn aerial view of the New York World's Fair a few weeks before opening in April of 1964.Marty Sklar is a Disney legend, one of the few remaining castmembers who worked side-by-side with Walt Disney, literally walking in...
Mission: SPACE ... a ride with no weighttag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.43993332010-04-02T12:43:05Z2010-04-02T13:02:53Z Walt Disney WorldGuests walk toward the entrance of Mission: SPACE in Epcot, a ride with no weight ... and often a long wait.Mission: SPACE. Call it the only ride in Walt Disney World with no weight. And because of...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Walt Disney WorldGuests walk toward the entrance of Mission: SPACE in Epcot, a ride with no weight ... and often a long wait.Mission: SPACE. Call it the only ride in Walt Disney World with no weight. And because of...
Hidden treasures at Animal Kingdom Lodgetag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.43910332010-03-31T12:29:21Z2010-03-31T12:34:29Z Walt Disney WorldIntriguing design elements are one of the many features of Jiko, The Cooking Place.In our never-ending quest to find new and different things to do at Walt Disney World, we discovered a pleasant diversion at Animal Kingdom...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Walt Disney WorldIntriguing design elements are one of the many features of Jiko, The Cooking Place.In our never-ending quest to find new and different things to do at Walt Disney World, we discovered a pleasant diversion at Animal Kingdom...
Reeling in the years at Walt Disney Worldtag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.43735102010-03-26T13:03:12Z2010-03-26T13:11:55Z Life MagazineThe famous cover of Life Magazine announcing the opening of Walt Disney World in 1971.Things have changed in Walt Disney World over the past 38 years. That’s a given. I didn’t realize how much has changed until I...Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Life MagazineThe famous cover of Life Magazine announcing the opening of Walt Disney World in 1971.Things have changed in Walt Disney World over the past 38 years. That’s a given. I didn’t realize how much has changed until I...
It's a Small World ignites big brouhahatag:blog.silive.com,2010:/sinotebook//2190.43489302010-03-24T12:26:21Z2010-03-24T12:36:32Z Dateline Disneyland/Mac DaddyThe exterior of It's a Small World in Disneyland.For a ride intended to generate nothing but good will, the acrimony triggered by changes to It’s a Small World in Disneyland has gotten a tad out of hand....Chuck Schmidt | schmidt@siadvance.comhttp://connect.silive.com/user/cschmidt/index.html
Dateline Disneyland/Mac DaddyThe exterior of It's a Small World in Disneyland.For a ride intended to generate nothing but good will, the acrimony triggered by changes to It’s a Small World in Disneyland has gotten a tad out of hand....